Real-time and optimal PA characterization speeds up PA design

Conference Proceedings- European Microwave Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 431-434

  Verbeyst, Frans ^a   Bossche, Marc Vanden ^a  

^a NMDG Engineering Bvba   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOADS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STEPPING MOTORS; TUNERS;

LOAD CONDITIONS; MODULATION FREQUENCY; OPTIMAL SOURCE MATCHING NETWORK; PASSIVE TUNERS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 18744409871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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